Nautical mile
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Noun
nautical mile (plural nautical miles)
- (nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A unit of measure approximately of the length of one minute of arc on a great circle of the Earth, of slightly varying lengths throughout history. The international nautical mile is exactly 1,852 meters or approximately 1.1508 statute miles.
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